UNIBEN Lecturer Speaks After Acquittal On Rape Allegations

By Fehintola Ambali-Salam


Dr Omowumi Olabode Steven Ekundayo, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Benin has broken his silence after being discharged and acquitted of allegations of s3xual assault against a final-year female student.
Gatekeepers News reports that the final year student had reported that the alleged incident occurred on October 5, 2021.


Following the accusations, Dr Ekundayo was placed on interdiction and granted bail under stringent conditions. After over three years of legal proceedings, the court found insufficient proof against him.

Reacting to the development, Dr Ekundayo expressed gratitude to those who supported him throughout the three-year ordeal, including his family, colleagues, students, and the medical professionals who provided crucial testimony.

In a heartfelt statement, he recounted the events that transpired since the allegations surfaced on October 5, 2021. He described how his pictures were taken and shared with damaging captions, and how he was falsely accused of confessing to the crime and apologising for it. The lecturer noted the immense pain and trauma he and his family endured.

He further emphasised his commitment to continuing his work with integrity and compassion.


Read full statement below:

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS GOD, I THANK YOU! ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS BABA’ OOO! E SHE!

They submerged me in a disgusting pool of human excreta and urine and paraded me a sordid spectacle worldwide. At UniBen Health Centre where some medical experts were examining Anita Adesuwa Efosa to verify her claims, Mrs Ruth Elizabeth Osa-Osifo, UniBen Chief Security Officer (CSO) then, and Bryan Oshiomah Bologi, who was Anita’s boyfriend and fellow conspirator, took my pictures and later sent them to the entire world with horrible captions. Bryan Bologi, whoever knows him, a medical student, cajoled and joined Anita to scandalise me in the social media worldwide, after which he abandoned her. Bryan Bologi has a date with his own kharma in future.

They announced that I had confessed raping Anita and apologised for it; that I locked her up for hours after raping and injuring her; that they had to break my office door to rescue Anita Adesuwa; that I was a fugitive on the run and the Police were looking for me… So, many people seamlessly, rapidly and uncritically jumped in the bandwagon.

I was placed on interdiction, arrested, detained for a couple of weeks and paraded round the campus in handcuffs during investigation. Words and writing skills are inadequate for me to graphically express the pain from the trauma and obliquy that my family and I have had to undergo in the past three long years, whose vestiges yet linger in the seared terrains of my memory. Just Google my name and you see horrible captions about me, so much that who doesn’t know me won’t want to touch me even with longest of poles.

My salaries were withheld, contrary to the rules of engagement and established procedures for resolving criminal allegations. A staff member on interdiction or suspension ought to be entitled to his or her basic salary. However, at no time have I been paid my basic salary since 2021. Rather, what I started receiving was 6,000 naira, monthly, which was later increased to 9,000 naira, then to 13,000, to 17, 000, to 29,000,…etc. Those were my basic salaries as a Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor, the level I had just been assessed for before the phenomenal allegation of phantom rape.

Fortunately, the Almighty surrounded me with sympathetic human presence, material assistance and spiritual succour. I survived without borrowing a farthing or naira from anybody, and, above all, nature and divine grace strengthened me to retain my sound health and sanity in spite of practical threats to my health and sanity that accompanied the damaging scandal. My family remained intact, hale and hearty! A rare feat, given that scandalous miasma that whirled around us. That is the very reason I have now emerged triumphant and entered the hall of fame of the likes of the Biblical Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, Daniel in the lion’s den, Shadrach & his brothers who survived Nebuchadnezzar’s immense furnace and Prophet Modaciah.

I must necessarily thank some human angels and institutions that God used to redeem me from the intractable claws and talons of organised vengeance, wickedness and conspiracy against me.

I thank the female and male medical doctors who first examined Anita Adesuwa at UniBen Health Centre, whom I do not even know from Adam and Eve, and Dr (Mrs) C.O. Enofe, the Medical Director at that time, who wrote the medical report and insisted on writing it right without censorship and influence in accordance with the Hyppocratic Oath. I don’t also know her from Adam or Eve. But I owe them gratitude for being so sincere and committed to professionalism. Their clinical and sincere medical report, which was being suppressed and questioned until the Police intervened, later perforated big holes on the balloon of the allegation and media trial orchestrated against me.


Second, I am immensely grateful to the Nigerian Police typified by the impartial crack team of detectives who investigated the allegation: CSP Regina, DSP Marian Onose and Inspector Justina Idemudia, the Investigation Police Officer (IPO) who all insisted on carrying out professional investigation and submitting an unbiased and uninfluenced report. If they had compromised, then water would have gone dry in my crab’s burrow.

Third, I am grateful to the Judiciary and the Bar. Truly, the Judiciary remains the hope of the common person though some rotted eggs there do tarn the Third Estate of the Realm with corrupt names and colours. First person in this regard is my legal counsel, Dr Osage Obayuwana of Unity Chambers, former Attorney General of Edo State, the ‘Urban Guerrilla’, a prodigious legal luminary, undoubtedly one of the best in Edo and Nigeria. I also thank Barrister Igbuan Ilofuan of Prosperity Chambers for his camaraderie and legal counsel rendered pro bono.

When the case was referred to the court for adjudication and it was assigned to a female Judge, I screamed: ‘Another woman again!’ I wept for many days and assumed that I was finally going to be finished in the hands of this Judge who might take side with the prosecution. However, I soon discovered on enquiry that His Lordship (as is in legal jargon) Justice Mary Itsueli, the Judge, maintains a good reputation, a meticulous mind and incorruptible character. So, I heaved a sigh of relief. On 25th October, 2024, three years after, His Lordship, made me shed the tears of joy and victory in the court, as he averred that “the defendant is hereby discharged and acquitted.”

Furthermore, I will forever savour the unalloyed love and support that my siblings, my aged mother at over 90 years, my extended family brothers and sisters wove impenetrably round me, including all my ‘siblings-in-law’ and parents-in-law. Daily, they prayed, fasted and counselled me to cheer up, as nothing lasts forever. Indeed!

And then my comrades and friends from the Social Movement. They all rallied round me nationwide. Men and women of God who prayed for me daily across the faiths; kinsmen who showed deep concerned; journalists who reported without bias, etc. I bow to you all in sincere gratitude.

My secondary school classmates, undergraduate and postgraduate classmates who showed me understanding and sympathy, contributing money for me on several occasions and some of them visiting my family to warm and heal my battered sensibilities. I prostrate to say thank you immensely.

My students all over the world are a beauty of character and kindness to associate with and forever remember. Imagine, I have three students’ WhatsApp groups dedicated to me, teeming with my well wishers all over Nigeria. Students contributed money for me now and then, some bought me bags of rice and other food items. Some others religiously sent me money monthly, like they were paying me salary. Yet, I must admit that, at times, the condition looked hard and the prospect not sanguine. To the few who mocked and booed at me, even some people that I had been kind and selfless to, I thank you all, I thank you very much.

Honestly, at a point, I started wondering how and why I became a beneficiary of such outpourings of love and kindness from my students and people from all the cardinal points. Then I remembered and appreciated the Bible quotation: “If men refuse to praise me, then I will raise up stones to praise me.” Now I see that teachers’ reward is on earth, before their reward in heaven!

Similarly, some of my colleagues from different departments empathised with me, visiting, calling, praying and bringing hampers to my family, openly and quietly. I am very much grateful to all my colleagues in this category. May you never experience what I suffered in the hands of those who believe that they own and control the universe.

Lastly, for now, I want to eulogise my girlfriend and wife, my confidante and counsellor, my dearest, courageous, rationale, liberated, lovely, lively and loving wife, Mrs Agore Bridget Okoh Ekundayo. I called you last because it is the biggest firewood that lasts in the oven. A good woman who can find? Ask me, I have found a good woman more precious than diamond and gold. She was/is my utility fighter in the battle field, a ‘woman of steel.’

I will take time to tell my story properly for humanity. The good Lord, Society and Nature have shown me love and protection these past three critical years of anguish so much that my heart is filled with love and forgiveness for humanity, friends, relations and even those who attacked and scandalised me. I will continue to be who God created me to be. We give what we have to the world. Some minds broil with vengeance, evil machinations and jealousy, possessed by a destroy-him demon and a pull-him-down goblin. As for me, I have love, justice, tenderness, truth, courage and equity to bequeath to humanity. I have a ‘pull-him-up daemon’ and a ‘rehabilitate-and-help-them’ mindset. Let us all give what we have and allow God to be the unchallengeable final Arbiter and Punisher.

The Nigerian university system is at a crucial junction/juncture of civilisation in which it requires dire radical lobotomy. Where dogs eat their puppies alive and where people confront mere scorpions crawling to sting an adult, but ignore the boas about to swallow him, THERE, we are faced with a paradox that invokes sombre reflection and permeates tomorrow’s picture with dark despondency.


According to William Shakespeare, ”Sweeter are the uses of adversity, which comes as ugly and poisonous as a toad, but wears yet a precious jewel on its head.” So, ‘all I have to say is Baba’ oo, e she(God, I thank you).

Xj2020:
Remember when the news hit the media, and this man was crucified alongside the lecturing profession, which suffered ridicule and insults? Thank God he's been acquitted and set free, though not before these modern-day Jezebels irreparably damaged his reputation and life

Remember when the news hit the media, and this man was crucified alongside the lecturing profession, which suffered ridicule and insults? Thank God he's been acquitted and set free, though not before these modern-day Jezebels irreparably damaged his reputation and life

Xj2020:
A Benin High Court has acquitted Dr. Omowumi Olabode Steven Ekundayo, a University of Benin lecturer, of alleged rape charges after a three-year legal battle. The court cited a lack of substantial proof and evidence against the accused ¹ ².

The case began on October 5, 2021, when Ekundayo was accused of raping a 21-year-old 400-level female student in his office at the Faculty Complex. The incident sparked widespread outrage, leading to Ekundayo's arrest, detention, and arraignment for alleged rape ¹.

During the trial, the prosecution team failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt. The judge, Justice Mary Itsueli, noted that even if the alleged victim's claims were taken at face value, there was no substantial proof or evidence to establish sexual intercourse or rape ¹.

Key Points of the Verdict:

- Lack of Evidence: The prosecution team failed to tender the University Health Centre Medical Test Report as an exhibit, which would have supported their claims ¹.
- No Corroborating Witnesses: The evidence of the alleged victim was not corroborated by the other five prosecution witnesses ¹.
- No Signs of Rape: The medical report from Vivian Centre, conducted a day after the alleged incident, failed to scientifically show evidence of rape ¹.
- No Physical Evidence: The police report stated that there were no bruises on the bodies of the accused and alleged victim, no torn clothes, and the office where the alleged rape occurred showed no signs of forced entry ¹.

Justice Itsueli ultimately dismissed the case due to lack of evidence and acquitted Ekundayo of the alleged rape charges ¹ ².

https://guardian.ng/news/court-acquits-uniben-lecturer-ekundayo-of-rape-charges-after-three-years/

A Benin High Court has acquitted Dr. Omowumi Olabode Steven Ekundayo, a University of Benin lecturer, of alleged rape charges after a three-year legal battle. The court cited a lack of substantial proof and evidence against the accused ¹ ².

The case began on October 5, 2021, when Ekundayo was accused of raping a 21-year-old 400-level female student in his office at the Faculty Complex. The incident sparked widespread outrage, leading to Ekundayo's arrest, detention, and arraignment for alleged rape ¹.

During the trial, the prosecution team failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt. The judge, Justice Mary Itsueli, noted that even if the alleged victim's claims were taken at face value, there was no substantial proof or evidence to establish sexual intercourse or rape ¹.

Key Points of the Verdict:

- Lack of Evidence: The prosecution team failed to tender the University Health Centre Medical Test Report as an exhibit, which would have supported their claims ¹.
- No Corroborating Witnesses: The evidence of the alleged victim was not corroborated by the other five prosecution witnesses ¹.
- No Signs of Rape: The medical report from Vivian Centre, conducted a day after the alleged incident, failed to scientifically show evidence of rape ¹.
- No Physical Evidence: The police report stated that there were no bruises on the bodies of the accused and alleged victim, no torn clothes, and the office where the alleged rape occurred showed no signs of forced entry ¹.

Justice Itsueli ultimately dismissed the case due to lack of evidence and acquitted Ekundayo of the alleged rape charges ¹ ².

https://guardian.ng/news/court-acquits-uniben-lecturer-ekundayo-of-rape-charges-after-three-years/

Why

SHiNJA4RMDWEST:


Don't eat it ooo...

This snake was killed at a farmland yesterday. What is it called?

Ever8090:
nothing deep here na normal thing with evening news papers

Have you ever asked yourself why and how a lady that claims to have boyfriend, fiancee, or a serious relationship suddenly become desperate to get married to anything in trousers

At 27 years, most Nigerian ladies becomes so desperate that as a single man you have to be extremely careful not to fall for their theatrics.
How do you identify these category of ladies

1. [b]They become so religious [/b]that they join any of the unit or department in church with the chorister section their favourite destination. They hardly missed any church service or activity 247 of the week.

2. [b]They become very active on social media sites [/b]like Facebook and WhatsApp. In particular, you would see them every now and then on WhatsApp status with their heavily filtered pictures dancing or singing. Some of these ladies put up motivational TikTok videos on relationship and marriage.

3. Closely linked to 2 above, is the fact that these set of ladies are in the habit of posting wedding pictures of their friends on WhatsApp status and Facebook. They are also good at posting upcoming church programmes on WhatsApp status or/Facebook.

4. Except you're aware of the unpleasant history of these categories of retired runs girls or olosho you would most likely fall for their tricks. I use to know of a lady that who did unimaginable things with her body but is now claiming holier than thou attitude. Always remember, once an ashawo, always an ashawo. Do not be deceived.

5. Finally, having useless their lives in their primes, these set of ladies have the experience to stuff out a good and goodly man and in most cases are very good in manipulating these SIMPS to commit to their marriage proposal and where possible get pregnant for the idiot as a last resort to called a married woman.

Have you ever asked yourself why bad girls marry good guyz and bad guyz marry good gurls

Most of these ladies transform into bitter feminist while insulting every man out there that dares go contrary to thier opinion like some would do on this thread .

On a personal level, I dislike bleached fair ladies as the majority of these ladies are ashawo in disguise with high body counts.

On a final note, I always laugh when I see
the way some SIMP of a husbands celebrate their wives on social media. My reasons are not Farfetch. These hoes aren't loyal so says an American rapper.

The thing dey pain die.

justfriends:
The majority of Nigerian ladies have multiple relationships with different guyz for different reasons and purposes.
My most recent observation shows that it is common for a Nigerian lady to in addition to having a serious boyfriend/fiance (they intend to settle down with), to also having multiple sex partners for some kind of benefits unknown to their main boyfriend or fiance. Why is this so ladies

The crux of the matter is that the wife wasn't only toxic but has on a particular occasion threatened to kill the man and move on with his kids. Tell me sincerely if you would have stayed in such marriage were your life is being threatened constantly and the wife is always in the habit of collaborating with her family to make the man's life a living hell here on earth? Coupled with the fact that the man had on several occasions tried to save the marriage by preventing her from packing out on slightest provocation either by begging her or using those she respect outside to do same

Richy4:
The way you narrated this story, smile and draw conclusions with reckless abandon is amusing ...

There are millions of people enjoying their marriage and keeping mute about it because good news doesn't sale..

If people on this forum who are enjoying their relationship with their spouses comes up and start opening thread everyday on how God have blessed them with wonderful wife/ husbands... day in day out, Won't you all be rolling your eyes?..I believe some will say... "And So What do you want us to do?"... some will say "are u the first person to be married" and other bla bla bla...

Guy.. just enjoy your bachelorhood when u can because it's your God given right and you deserve it....But don't paint marriage black because it is a beautiful institution...

Sometimes people marry someone meant for another person...and when such happened, u don't blame the institution...

A lot of times, a woman will say to a man no..no.. no.. I don't want you.. my heart doesn't beat for you... they will think she was being an African woman with shakara.. A lot of times the men will take it as a challenge... They will mount pressure on her.. Bringing in all the persuasive skills ever known to man since the creation of Adam just to win her over.. when she finally agrees...Of course I don't need to tell u some of the repercussions... U know..

Op, in the next 9yrs, I am expecting your mumu button pressed by a nice young lady.. by then you will be singing a different song....U might even be ashamed of this your thread

aisha1314:
Yes I totally agree that marriage is very overrated. That's why I've decided that I don't want to get married. Rather I just want to have a partner (long term boyfriend) that I can just live with without being married. Marriage is just totally outdated. I want cohabitation not marriage.

Well said my brother

coputa:
If you can't take shit, don't go near marriage,It's an institution where you pretend,accept,and please your partner,if you want it to work, especially,the man,he must turn a blind eye to many shortcomings of his wife,that's why if you observe very well, you will see that in Many homes,the wife looks more plumpy and fresh than the man.its a shit swallowing institution.

You're the one that needs to be checked. Bastard

Legendforte:

Someone might have noticed your intellectual bankrupcy somewhere. Check yourself well.

Professor Jerry Orhue... Dean of Life Sciences moved a motion for conditional suspension of the strike action while also moving a motion to issue a commendation letter to ASUU Exco (National) for their dogedeness.

This is the bomb

VeryWickedMan:
Napoli 4-1 Liverpool

While addressing the press after the acquittal of Jonah Jang of corruption charges by the EFCC, Mike Ozekohme (SAN) said and I quote "Jonah Jang is as free as a bird on the sky". I had to double check using Google search to clear my doubts and I am beginning to wonder why would a lawyer of such repute, a senior advocate of Nigeria make such grammatical blunder

Don't mind the idiot

Auskyd:


You aren't a unilag student aunty, stop capping. Unilag students are some of the few students that understand why this strike is happening. If e sure you drop your department and name let's verify.

Anybody can come on social media to talk all in the name of trending. ASUU should resume so that you can come back to school and graduate, but they shouldn't be treated well or paid what they deserve because you want to come back and be eating spag and turkey, seeing boys and doing nonsense (that's if you are a student of unilag truly sef).

https://www.nairaland.com/7248128/ASUU-really-fighting

Someone asked yesterday who ASUU is fighting for?

Answer: ASUU is primarily fighting for the interest of it's members and then other things which form the secondary components. Why fault them for this?

The primary purpose of any trade union is the welfare of it's members. Other objectives are secondary.

Off course the strike action would be suspended not called off if academic staff salaries are enhanced and government implement UTAS.

Like someone rightly observed in the above thread, students have NANS and SUG unions in the various Federal universities. Let them fight for the interest of students.

Unionism shouldn't be all about collecting dues and living extravagant lifestyles.

Let everyone carry their cross.

The students have NANS and SUG unions. They should hold them accountable for their actions. After all, we all saw how NANS president and his excos were romancing Bola Ahmed Tinubu the other day.

08115223756

Most of my course mates that went back to undertake HND programme after our 1 year IT program ended up as contract workers in new and old generation banks. It was at the second attempt I got admission into a Federal University, bagged a First Class Honours and presently doing great. I was the subject of ridicule for insisting that I must earn a University degree back then

Covenant97:
Good day Nairalanders,

My name is Covenant Ajolore. A level 300 undergraduate student of Accounting in a Federal university in Nigeria.

My reason for writing is to seek advice as well as see others views as regard my current situation.

It dated back some years ago after the completion of my National diploma, graduated with distinction in accountancy from kaduna polytechnic at age 20. After that I went for my 1 year IT which I did in a bank while simultaneously applying for a DE into the university which I did not get twice(no thanks to unilorin) Two years wasted.

Unfortunately, I decide to change based and opt for a school in the North. given my grade and less competition, I got in and started from level 2 at which I was going to be 23 that year.

With high hopes and enthusiasm I thought I was going to complete my degree at age 25 and then had the chance to start a career in the big 4 (this was part of my plan) and hopefully start ICAN during service. But no thanks to Covid 19, and coupled with the current ASUU strike, it is now evident that it won’t be any way possible, and has thus aggravated my fears and stress level, due to the following effect it has on my plans/goals to be achieved.

1. i won’t be qualified for any graduate trainee job which criteria is a 2.1 and 26 years of age.(I am currently on a 4.40 CGPA and yet to write level 3 first semester exams and I am earnestly working towards graduating with a first class so the 2.1 criterion won’t be a hassle for me but the age factor would be).

2.All my course mate during my National diploma days in the polytechnic that has gone back for there HND are now graduates or currently serving.

Given my current predicaments what would be your next line of action or advice if you were to be in my shoes.

PS: The thought of writing ICAN exam is scaring the shit out of me and also life after school. I don’t know if this is common.

How I wished I screenshot the odd for Lyon to win which was 6odds plus 3 DayZ ago

Bankyshinani:

Oga,dat one na lie... Lyon has been the strongest female football team for the past years so there's no way the odds will be against Lyon... U only knew about Barca femini because Spanish football get fans pass french football..... Even Bayern Munich female team no sabi play chichi unlike there male counterpart

I once stayed in a house were the landlady also stayed. This old mama was nothing but trouble personified. Do you know what, this old mama died two months after serving me quit notice of 6 month. The good thing however is that I packed out of the house once my rent expired without making noise and two months after I packed out she died. Imagine if I had stayed longer than expected all in the name of fighting for my right only God knows what would have happened as she had reported me to her children that I was a problem to her even when I had been minding my own business

dulux07:
"Don't show them any pepper" it might boomerang, just pack out peacefully as soon as you can. No point staying in an house you are no longer wanted, besides you will still have to leave someday.

Very true � %

Theknowledge:
The major cause of Nigeria's underdevelopment and stagnancy as a nation it's not lack of competent hands or capacity it's is GREED.

The GREED in the South Eastern part of Nigeria is more heightened than in any other part of Nigeria, I pity the region!

Lecturers are suffering, those people need help- the job has nothing to offer except the ego and big name it comes with- especially the ones in the Federal Government Institutions. Where selling of handouts and text book is prohibited!

My brother has a 12 years work experience with a PhD working as a lecturer and his take is N171,000.

From this money he is expected to
1. Take care of his family and his 2 kids considering the high rise in inflation

2. Publish articles or perish in reputable journals that they charge in $$$

3. Be a man

4. Teach undergraduate and post graduate students and mark their scripts in most classes the minimum amount of student is 250

5. His car is always breaking down lol.

6. Most professors earn less than N400k

Imagine somebody way don starve for about 20 years to be professor, play politics, lick people's butt holes and the rest come be VC you expect them make them no loot generational wealth and flex their wife.

Being a Nigerian police is way more lucrative than being a lecturer in Nigeria, in my opinion!

The legitimate ones they SUFFER

Your harlot of a mother is to blame for your foolishness

Neoteny7:


Still pained?

Rather than wasting this much energy tossing childish insults that I find more amusing than insulting, shouldn't you be praying for the next meal?

I hope your sick father won't die from frustration and poverty in the next 2 months.

We wouldn't want your ugly mother and sisters to resort to selling their scrawny bodies for pittance just to survive.

The society would have been better for it if your bastard mother had aborted you long time ago you old fool

Neoteny7:


I'm sure your diseased father is among the foolish, poorly educated hoodlums in that gang of idiots called ASUU. That would be the only reason you're frothing at the mouth like a rabid mongrel because my post touched a nerve.

You better go and find a job cos your useless father won't earn a dime as long as he's on strike, so your poverty-stricken dilapidated household will sink further into misery and starvation.

Do you have a statistics of lecturers that take bribes and sale handouts? That some unscrupulous persons engage in these vices, isn't a room for you to generalize. It is foolishness for anyone to assume that all lecturers take bribe and sale handouts. There are hardwoking and honest lecturers in our university system. You guyz should stop exhibiting your foolishness on social media. Corruption is a societal problem in Nigeria at present and cuts across all sectors whether public or private

praz001:
Policemen and soldiers are the least paid. Yes they take bribe but this lecturers sell handouts and still take bribes.

If they are tired of lecturing let the take other profession. If truly the have the interest of the student at heart, let them call off the strike.

These fools like you mentioned in your post had gone 6 months in 2013 without pay and survived and are presently in the 3 month without pay and are surviving. I do not blame your but your bastard mother for not aborting an slowpoke like you early enough at conception

Neoteny7:
Those hungry fools won't last 3 months without pay.

Got this pix from Instagram and will love to sample opinions of both gender on the matter

What then is the position of the law on divorce in Nigeria

kazyhm:
The wife watches too much of paternity court drama on YouTube.

Could you expatiate on the bolded

immortalcrown:
The position is divorce when you want to.
The man should get a video evidence of the woman saying it. Even if the court does not use the evidence in his favour, the public will use it to unleash verbal jungle justice on the woman. But the man himself should not be guilty in the marriage oh. He that comes to equity must come with clean hands.

What's the position of Nigeria law on divorce?

I asked because a friend of mine said that his enstranged wife had been boasting, telling him how in the event of a divorce she would take custody of their 3 kids, while my friend take the responsibility of renting and furnishing an apartment for her and the kids in addition to footing every other bills.

Lawyers in house, my friend would like to know the position of the law as it pertains to divorce.

In particular, he would like to know what his rights and responsibilities to his wife and kids would be in a situation that they are divorce.

THANKS in advance.

In addition to the above, my friend would like to know the position of the law as it pertains to the man renting and furnishing an apartment for the woman in a case of divorce.

On point

Ekaka1:

They can't survive on defense and time wasting...they're showing the Lions too much respect...and they'd get punished sooner or later unless they attempt a bit of sustained attack